ReviewRheumatology (Oxford, England)2017
Reviewing the evidence for biosimilars: key insights, lessons learned and future horizons.
Review in Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety in the Continued Treatment With a Biosimilar Drug in Patients Receiving Infliximab: A Systematic Review in the Context of Decision-Making From a Latin-American Country.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Pooled it
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- Efficacy and Safety of CT-P13 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease after Switching from Originator Infliximab: Exploratory Analyses from the NOR-SWITCH Main and Extension Trials.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2020Trial
- Long-term efficacy and safety of biosimilar infliximab (CT-P13) after switching from originator infliximab: open-label extension of the NOR-SWITCH trial.Journal of internal medicine · 2019Trial
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- Beyond Cost: Observations on Clinical and Patient Benefits of Biosimilars in Real-World Settings.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025Review
- Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the PERFUSE Study.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2024Article
- Real-world evidence of the use of the infliximab biosimilar SB2: data from the PERFUSE study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Article
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- Effectiveness of SB4 Transition from Originator Etanercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Subgroup Analysis from the BENEFIT Study.Rheumatology and immunology research · 2022Article
- Overcoming barriers to biosimilar adoption: real-world perspectives from a national payer and provider initiative.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2021Article
- Safety and effectiveness of biosimilar of Rituximab CT-P10 in the treatment of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis: the MARBLe study (Mixed cryoglobulinemiA Rituximab BiosimiLar).Internal and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Case Reports of DRESS Syndrome and Symptoms Consistent with DRESS Syndrome Following Treatment with Recently Marketed Monoclonal Antibodies.Autoimmune diseases · 2019Review
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- Addressing unmet clinical needs: the potential of biosimilars in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2017Article
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Abstract
Biologic therapies have become central to the long-term management of many chronic diseases, including inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Over recent years, the development and licensing pathways for biosimilars have become more standardized, and several biosimilars have been made available for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases, such as RA. Pre-licensing requirements for biosimilars mandate the demonstration of comparability with reference products in terms of clinical activity, safety and immunogenicity, whereas post-marketing surveillance and risk minimization requirements are set in place to ensure that long-term, real-world safety data are collected to assess biosimilars in clinical practice. These measures should provide a foundation for physician confidence in biosimilars, which can be established further through clinical experience. Biosimilars may help to fill an unmet need by improving patient access to effective biologic treatments for chronic diseases. Greater access may result in additional clinical benefits, with appropriate use of biologic therapies according to treatment guidelines being associated with improved outcomes and the potential for reduced costs of care. Key challenges for the integration of biosimilars into everyday practice include questions about interchangeability, switching and automatic substitution. Several switching studies have shown that biosimilars can be used in place of reference products while maintaining efficacy and safety. Additional ongoing studies and registries may help to optimize the process of switching, and different funding models are examining the optimal mechanisms to ensure effective uptake of these new treatments.
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